An introduction to feedback and control in physical, biological, engineering,
and information sciences. Basic principles of feedback and its use as a tool
for altering the dynamics of systems and managing uncertainty. Key themes throughout
the course will include input/output response, modeling and model reduction,
linear versus nonlinear models, and local versus global behavior. This course
is taught concurrently with CDS 110a, but is intended for students who are interested
primarily in the concepts and tools of control theory and not the analytical
techniques for design and synthesis of control systems.

There is no required text for the course. Reading material for the class will
be posted here, along with links to supplemental information.

Required reading sources

R. M. Murray (ed), Control in an Information Rich World: Report of
the Panel on Future Directions in Control, Dynamics, and Systems, SIAM,
2002 (to appear). Available online at http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/cdspanel/